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' UNITED STATES PATENT EETCE.

SEWALL TRUAX, OF TRUAX LANDING, WASHINGTON TERRITORY.

SUSPENDERS.

SPECIFICATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 372,051, dated October25, 1887.

Application tiled February 24, 1887. Serial No. 228,760. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SEWALL TRUAX, of 'IruaX Landing, in the county ofGareld, and in the Territory of Washington, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Suspenders; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 shows aview-of a pair of suspenders made in accordance with my invention; Fig.2, a detail view of another form of the detachable connection betweenthe shoulderstraps and the button-hole straps for the back buttons; andFig. 3, a similar view showing a modied form of piece or connection forengaging the back buttons.

Letters of like name and kind refer to like parts in each of thefigures.

Ihe object of my invention is to provide an improvement in Suspenders;and to this end my invention consists in the Suspenders and in theconstruction, arrangement, and combination of the parts thereof, ashereinafter specied.

With Suspenders as heretofore made and used it has usually been.necessary, when the trousers are let down, to unbutton the two straps ortongues forming the suspender-end at the back, and detach them from thetwo back buttons on the trousers. Both straps had then to be buttonedonto the buttons again, all of which is inconvenient and takes both timeand patience. Where the back straps have been connected with theshoulder-straps by means of an adjustable or other connection whichcould be manipulated so as to disconnect the back straps forming thesuspenderend from the shoulder-straps, no means have been provided'whereby the back straps could be drawn down again for reattachmentto thesuspender-end. The using of any detachable connection between theshoulder-straps and back suspender-end for letting down the trouserswithout unbuttoning the straps of the suspender-end from the trousershas heretofore been impracticable. The reason is that when the backsuspender-end was detached from the shoulder-straps and the trousers letdown the shoulder-straps would fly or be drawn up out of reach of thewearer when lnary shoulder-straps of a pair of suspenders,

provided at their front ends with the usual front suspender-ends, a a,each of which is shown as consisting, essentially, of a pair ofbutton-holed straps suitably connected together.

B designates the back suspender-end, which consists of the two connectedbutton holed straps or ends, adapted to be buttoned onto the two backbuttons ofv a pair of trousers. Such back suspender-end can be eithermade in one piece or in two pieces fastened together by a suitable tabor yoke, C, of leather, metal, or any other desired material.

Without departure from my invention, the endV can be made in variousways and of any suitable material. Instead, however, of being sewed orotherwise permanently attached to the shoulder-straps, as heretefore,the back suspender-end is connected by me with the shoulder-straps bymeans of an easily-unfastened connection. y

One form of such connection I show in Fig. 1. In this figure the pieceC, attached to the back suspender-end, B, is shown as provided with aloop or button-hole, c, and the shoulderstraps A A have attached to themthe piece D, preferably of metal, and having the hook d adapted toengage the loop or button-hole in piece O. Such hook is preferably madeof spring material, such as the hooks, clasps, or snaps now used forconnecting the front susponder-ends with the shoulder-straps, or withbuckles on such straps, are now made of. With this construction, whenthe buttonhole straps of the front and back suspender-ends have beenbuttoned to the back and front buttons of the trousers in the usual way,and it is desired to let the trousers down, all that is necessary issimply to unhook piece O from hook d. The trousers can then be let downwith the back suspender-end still buttoned in place.

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The shoulder-straps merely draw up the back then as the front ofthetrousers descends.

In order to provide means for drawing the shoulderstraps down the backagain when the trousers are to be supported, I attach to such straps, orpreferably to the piece D, as shown, a tape, strap, ribbon, or shortband, E, which, when piece D is up the back, as when the trousers aredown, can be easily seized and drawn down to bring the hook d intoposition to be hooked into eye or button-hole c again. The lower portionof this strap, tape, or ribbon can then be tucked into the back of thetrousers, ont ofthe way.

In Fig. 2 I Show a diii'erent forni of detachable connection between theshoulder-straps and the back snspenderend. In this form theshoulderstraps at their point ofjuneture are provided with a button, F,adapted to engage the buttouhole c in the piece C on the backsuspender-end.

In Fig. 3 I show a piece, G, to be used, if desired, instead ofthesuspender-end, with the button-holed straps to engage the back buttons.Such piece consists of a triangular loop, of metal, cord, or othermaterial, which at its lower angles is adapted to engage the backbuttons, as shown, and at its upper angle or apex is engaged by the hookd, connected with the shoulderstraps.

It will be understood, of course, that I do not limit myself to therelative arrangements of the separate parts of the detachable connectionas described and shown.

If desired, the hook d can be attached to the hack suspender-end, andthe eye or hole c can be in a piece attached to the shoulder-straps.

The saine change in the described arrangement of the button F andbutton-hole therefor can also be made.

I do not claim as my invention a strap attached to the shoulderstrapsand connected with the suspenderAend by a buekle,as such construction ismerely to provide an adjustable connection between the shoulder-strapsand the said end. My pendent strap or tape does not form any part of theconstruction between the shoulderstrap and the suspenden end.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim isl. In a pair ofSuspenders, in combination with the shoulder-straps, the back suspendenend, the hook-andeye or loop connection between the shoulderstraps andsuspender-end, and a pendent tape or strip connected wit-h theshoulder-straps and independent of the connection between theshoulder-straps and suspender-end, substantially as and for the purposedescribed.

2. In combination with the shoulderstraps, the back suspender-end, andthe detachable connection between such straps and end, the tape or stripfastened to tho shoulder-straps at the back for drawing such strapsdownward, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony that l claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this8th day of Febrnary, A. D. 1887.

SE\VALL TRU AX.

Vitnesses:

XVILLIA-n FITCH, HENRY C. HAZARD.

